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Treatment Macular Edema

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Depends on Cause:
The two most common causes of macular edema are from complications of cataract surgery, and from diabetic retinopathy. In the first case, anti-inflammatory agents are used as the first line of treatment. In the second case, laser and/or intravitreal injections are given to stop leakage from retinal blood vessels. Good systemic control of blood sugars, blood pressure and cholesterol help also.
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Fluid in the tissues, either caused by something local to the swollen area like an injury or inflammation, or from the body's retention of water. Gravity brings the fluid to the feet & legs in that case. As a general rule, if one foot is swollen, something is wrong with the foot. If both feet are swollen, it's not the feet, but water retention. Hope this helps!
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Yes:
First an evaluation to determine cause must be done, then the caused treated. For the edema, itself eyedrops containing steroids and non-steroid anti-inflammtory agents are used. If this fails to work, then injections of anti-vegf agents, such as avastin, (bevacizumab) can be done. See a retinal specialist for this problem.
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Various:
Macular edema, the leakage of fluid from the central vasculature in the retina, occurs from various cause but three in particular: wet macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and central serous maculopathy. Treatment is different for each of these and should be discussed with your retinal surgeon. It may include injections, laser, interventive surgery or in some cases watchful waiting.
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Although :
Acupuncture is used by some practioners to treat diabetic macular edema - i wasn't able to find research that directly addresses this. I encourage you to work w your opthamologist. More generalized acupuncture treatments to reinforce deficiencies of liver yin ; kidney yin as well as qi ; blood may augment treatment from your eye doctor. I can't provide any helpful info on use of localized >.
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No:
While topical preparations can cause conjunctival or even corneal problems, they would not penetrate enough to have any macular effect. However, it is possible the eye condition that warranted the antibiotics may have some relationship to macular edema. See an ophthalmologist!
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Ophthalmoscopy:
Swelling of the macular area of the retina is detected through the use of an instrument which both illuminates and magnifies the image of this area, preferrably with pupils dilated.
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Commonly:
You are thinking of Avastin, (bevacizumab) used for macular edema of various causes with good success - especially diabetic macular edema. It will not help the edema of Central Serous Maculopathy, however.
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Swelling is the enlargement of organs, skin, or other body parts. It is caused by a buildup of fluid in the tissues. The extra fluid can lead to a rapid increase in weight over a short period of time (days to weeks). Swelling can occur all over the body (generalized) or only in one part of the body (localized).
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